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Sustainability Report Review Panel
In 2007, we used the services of the independent firm AccountAbility to convene and facilitate a pilot sustainability report review panel to help us identify gaps in our reporting and take an initial step toward incorporating third-party assurance into our process. While this pilot panel did not provide assurance on our data, it did advise us on content.
In the past, we have shared our draft report with select stakeholders, including the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, to solicit their feedback in an informal manner. We chose to pilot a more formal process this year and will determine if a permanent panel is necessary moving forward.
The pilot panel consisted of the following external members who were appointed as individuals rather than representatives of their organizations:
- Maria Emilia Correa, Vice President of Social and Environmental Responsibility, GrupoNueva;
- Lily Donge, Environment and Climate Change, Calvert Asset Management Company;
- Heather Grady, Director, Policy and Partnerships, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative;
- Jean-Paul Jeanrenaud, Head, Business and Industry Relations, World Wildlife Fund;
- Mohammad Rafiq, Head of the Business and Biodiversity Programme, Global Programme, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); and
- Truman Semans, Principal, GreenOrder and Director for Markets and Business Strategy and USCAP Executive Committee Member, Pew Center on Global Climate Change.
Alcoa representatives on the panel were:
- Donna Dabney, Corporate Secretary and Corporate Governance Counsel and Vice President, Alcoa;
- Rudi Huber, President of Alcoa European Region and Vice President, Alcoa;
- Anita Roper, Director of Sustainability; and
- Jake Siewert, Vice President of Environment, Health & Safety and Public Strategy.
The panel convened in Washington, DC, in December 2007 to provide feedback regarding our 2006 reporting so we could more easily close information gaps when writing the 2007 report. A second meeting, held in New York City in March 2008, provided a forum for the panel to give specific feedback on the 2007 reporting.
As part of their responsibilities, the external panel members wrote an independent commentary on our 2007 reporting that we could not revise and were required to publish. This letter helps provide a level of assurance to the reader and also gives Alcoa direction for continuous improvement in our reporting process.
Panel members devoted extensive time to this initiative, and we greatly appreciate their insights and assistance. While we could not address all of their suggestions in the 2007 reporting, we are committed to exploring how to incorporate additional ones in future editions.
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